Edit: Enough money as in buying a PC supporting windows 11
this post was submitted on 21 Nov 2023
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We overestimate what most people do with their computers.
Most people that buy one never touch the re-installation of the OS. I wouldn’t be surprised if I learned 99% of PC users haven’t even done it once.
People buy a PC and use whatever it comes with. They don’t uninstall bloat. They might use a different browser. And then they’ll stick with it until they’re done with it.
It requires knowledge to use different Operating Systems. Most people either don’t have the time or don’t care to learn it. I can’t say I blame them, I never cared to learn about my car. I don’t ever really want to! Yet, I use it every day.
Kind reminder that majority of users use "Google" as their browser. :)
You probably should learn the basics of your car, or develop a relationship with someone who is good at/knows cars and pick a few things up from them.
You rely on it working correctly to not die and the company that makes it would happily let you die if they calculated it was more profitable that way.
Like it's a good thing to have basic knowledge of the stuff we rely on. You don't need to be an expert but total ignorance is a very vulnerable position.
I can blame them.
Fair.
I'll second this by saying that most people will just buy a new computer when their current one becomes "slow". For me, a slow computer is easy to find a solution for. It's almost always the install drive is a hard drive and too many background applications. For other people the only solution in their eyes is a brand new PC because even the operating system is part of the whole PC.
Funny icon on desktop goes brrr.
Is reloading PCs really still a thing anymore? I'd been told that it stopped being necessary (unless you fucked something up) somewhere around windows 7.
Great way to remove crap you have completely forgotten about.
My friend does it atleast yearly out of habbit. He says it runs better but I think it's tge placebo effect and I am a data hoarder (no the bad kind) so don't.
Not really a thing nowadays, but if you REALLY want to you can just reset it. Takes like 15 minutes
Yeah, uhm... So, you know, modern cars also come with pre-installed spyware, just like our friend wondows but somewhat worse 😅
I wouldn't accept something like that either, you can't force people to just waste (in their view) countless of hours on something they don't care about.
People can use whatever they like, and I'm guessing your dad only wants to use Apple more because of everyone telling him to stop using it.
Are you okay or have you gone insane?
You might have more success if you dial it back, average users don't need that deep of an understanding. They just need a functional system that does what they expect it to.
I've converted several family members to Linux to ease my own role as their tech support. And it was as simple as preloading things they'd need, showing them what the new browser/email/whatever looked like, showing them the new "app store" (KDE Discover), and telling them to call me if it breaks. Some of them explored further and learned how the system works, others were just happy to click the buttons I showed them. None of them regret the change.